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Show MOTHER STAR IS ADDED TO THE GRAND OLD FLAG President Roosevelt Signs Proclamation Proclama-tion That Makes One State of Indian Territory and Oklahoma. Washington. A now stnr was add-od add-od to tho American flng on Snturday, November 1C, by the admission formally for-mally Into tho Union or tho skato of Oklahoma. President Roosovelt, nt 10:10 o'clock Snturday morning, signed the proclamation adding tho territories of Oklahoma and Indian Territory Jointly ns ono of tho American Am-erican states. Little formality attended attend-ed tho ceremony which meant bo much to tho people of tho two territories. terri-tories. In appending his signature to tho proclamation tho president used n pen formed from n qutli plucked from , 'the wing of an American eagle. Tho pen will bo deposited with- tho Okla-' Okla-' homa Historical society. Otithrio, Okla. On motion of William Wil-liam .Murray, president, tho Oklahoma constitutional convention wns nd-Journed nd-Journed sine dlo Snturday afternoon. Two-thirds of tho members met on tho Bteps of tho Carnegie library and adopted tho resolution proposed by tho presiding olllcor. ( Tho convention's decision not to adjourn ad-journ finally until the constitution wns Binned y tho President oxclted much comment nt the conclusion of Its session ses-sion here. Governor Hnskoll has Issued a cnll for tho legislature of tho new state of Oklahoma to meet on December 2. |